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Re: All the Simple Races Thu, 12 November 2015 02:40 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Could not agree more with this golden rule. I remember at least one game that ended in tears due to arbitrary regens for no apparent reasons. Last-minute changes of generation schedule work to the same nasty effect. Playing a regenerated turn always leaves this bitter taste in everybody's mouth - especially when you know that every other player gets the chance to correct what went wrong for him, or even get another chance at a battle that went well for you... which might come out entirely different after regen.

Regeneration of a turn BEFORE sending the files to the players, as Omonubi describes, can remedy the problem (as players won't know how the turn went before it was regenned), but such regeneration is - I am afraid - impossible here on Autohost. The files are available for download on Autohost at the instant the turn is genned, even if the e-mails don't go out. The host would have to disable downloading the files from Autohost directly, and check them for technical issues before sending them manually to players. This would defeat the purpose for which Autohost was created in the first place - to automate submitting and sending turn files.

This, however, should not be our concern for now - there's an assumption that the host shall keep things honest and transparent, especially that the host himself isn't playing. I was satisfied with the way the first Simple game was hosted, and I hope this game will be no different.

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